Two PowerPoint Presentations on Two Screens

[Gongalong]

Hi folks,

 

I thought this was going to be possible, but now I'm beginning to wonder...

 

For a Reception TV setup we want to display two different PowerPoint presentations on two different screens. This is from one PC which is connected to both the screens. The screens are in extend mode as far as Windows is concerned.

 

I have opened the two presentations in PowerPoint, but when you go to to Slide Show > Monitor, and change the monitor, the second instance of PowerPoint immediately changes as well. So it's not possible to select a different monitor for each presentation. Tried this in PowerPoint 2010, and 2016, same problem. It is possible to run the presentations in windows, and presumably arrange them to fit, but I'd rather run these without the toolbars that appear in the windowed view.

 

Am I missing something?

 

Thanks

[6Foot2]

Have you disabled 'Use Presenter View' in both PowerPoint presentations?

 

[jdoyle]

In the Slide Show menu option, do you have a Show On option?

 

 

Allows you to choose which monitor to display each slideshow on

Edited May 30, 2017 by jdoyle

[Gongalong]

Have you disabled 'Use Presenter View' in both PowerPoint presentations?

Yep.

In the Slide Show menu option, do you have a Show On option?

Yep, but it has the same effect as changing "Monitor" in the Slide Show ribbon, so when I change it on presentation the other one changes as well.

[hardtailstar]

 

In Office 2016 untick Presenter view.

Then in each powerpoint click on 'set up slide show' and select the middle option in 'show type'

 

Then press view show on each it should come up with two PowerPoints in boxes which you can move to what ever screen.

 

you can also change each Powerpoints slides individually.

 

Hope that helps

Edited May 30, 2017 by hardtailstar

[Gongalong]

Thanks. I mentioned that in the first post, but it's not ideal because it adds bars to the top and bottom of the screen e.g. slide number. A potential Plan B though.

[hardtailstar]

Thanks. I mentioned that in the first post, but it's not ideal because it adds bars to the top and bottom of the screen e.g. slide number. A potential Plan B though.

 

Ah I forgot about that when looking myself.

[jdoyle]

Yep.

 

Yep, but it has the same effect as changing "Monitor" in the Slide Show ribbon, so when I change it on presentation the other one changes as well.

 

Works for me.

 

Open both presentations and place one on each monitor.

 

On the secondary monitor, choose the monitor and start the slide show.

On the primary monitor, choose the monitor and start the slide show.

[6Foot2]

Thanks. I mentioned that in the first post, but it's not ideal because it adds bars to the top and bottom of the screen e.g. slide number. A potential Plan B though.

Run one presentation in PowerPoint 2010 or 2016, and the other in PowerPoint Online?

[jdoyle]

minimize extra Powerpoint etc controls by setting the slideshow on the main monitor as Presented by a Speaker and the slideshow on the secondary monitor with Browsed by Individual.

[Gongalong]

@DaveP and @jdoyle: Thanks, a couple more good Plan B's, C's etc.

[nwkeene]

you can use powershow... (OfficeOne: PowerShow) that lets you customise which PPT runs on which Monitor. Downside is it costs $120...

I came accross it when i was doing a theatre show that needed to show different images on different screens. Luckily the Director changed their mind to be one image accross all screens.

Might just be easier to use a second hand PC... we have more of them here than cash available...

[Gongalong]

Problem solved. What you have to do is startup the PowerPoint as a slideshow *then* you can change the monitor for the second screen.

[jdoyle]

Problem solved. What you have to do is startup the PowerPoint as a slideshow *then* you can change the monitor for the second screen.

 

see post 8.

[Gongalong]

Sorry @jdoyle, missed it!

[Gongalong]

Finally got to try it, and... still doesn't work if you use PowerPoints with timed slides. When the second PowerPoint starts up the first PowerPoint pauses. Aaaaagh! Why Microsoft, WHY?!

 

It does work if you set the second slideshow to be in a window, which we'll use for now. Same approach echoed here Simultaneous Powerpoint Slide Shows on Multiple Screens - Katie Allred

[jdoyle]

yes, it does seem daft that you have to mix the two types of display. Not sure fixing this will be top of the pile for Microsoft.

[Gongalong]

Indeed, esoteric usage. Still, annoying that it doesn't work properly.